From Armonk Players "The Armonk Players is a community theatre group whose intention is to produce high quality theatre for the enjoyment and enrichment of its participants and the local population. To this end we stage each year two full productions, one of which is usually a musical. We also offer free to the public four Simply Theatre! play readings programs and we invite attendees to discuss the play with the director and actors afterwards over coffee and cake."

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The company's residency on the Briarcliff Campus of Pace University provides a permanent home for the HSC productions and reading series. This offers a professional theatre experience for the university community, and places the company and its artistic offerings in the heart of Westchester county.

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Through innovative staging, original music, and the talent and dedication of accomplished actors, each production offers performers and audience members a chance to share in a live theatrical exploration of powerful themes and provocative questions. Press blue button for reviews, current and upcoming Productions, and the Red Monkey Theater Group website.

Note:
Individual seats are sold for Children's Theatre. All tables are considered to be shared.

There is no food service for Children's Theatre productions.

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From Westchester Broadway Theatre
"The Westchester Broadway Theatre (WBT) is the longest running year-round Equity theatre in the state of New York, with a 37-year history of nearly 200 main-stage productions and over 900 Monday/Tuesday special events and concerts. Our objective with this world-class venue is to always provide our audiences – which come from far and wide – with the highest production values and most memorable entertainment/dining experiences.

"WBT is the only theatre of its kind in Westchester, where Broadway performers, directors and designers gather to create this level of Musical Theatre. Each show is produced exclusively for WBT and is approached similarly to a Broadway production: casting Broadway performers at auditions in New York City and engaging the creative staff (Directors, Choreographers, Musical Directors, Set, Costume & Lighting Designers, etc.) On musical “dark nights,” WBT has presented over 950 Monday and Tuesday night special events and concerts, featuring top-tier talent such as Jackie Mason, Tom Jones, George Carlin, Paul Anka, Wayne Newton and Harry Belafonte. With the continued support of our tri-state area audiences, we pledge to continue to present the best in theatre and dining."

With pleasing proportions and marvelous acoustics, the Theater has been touted as “one of the finest municipal halls in eastern New York State” by Alvah French, History of Westchester County, “A jewel of a theater on the Hudson” by Robert Sherman NYTimes and “Acoustically superb” by Lou Cevetillo Opera Critic, Gannett Newspapers.

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From Emelin Theatre "The Emelin Theatre, located in Mamaroneck, New York, and founded in 1972, is the oldest continuously operating performing arts theater in Westchester County. Its mission is to bring the best in live performing arts to Westchester and other nearby communities and to promote a cultural life that entertains, educates, and invigorates. The Emelin, well-known for its high-quality and affordable programs, is one of the few performing arts venues in this region which offers a broad mix of entertainment appealing to all ages and tastes, produces its own theater performances, and attracts diverse audiences throughout Westchester County and beyond."

Benefits to the Community
"The Emelin contributes to both the cultural life and the economy of its surrounding local municipalities. In addition to providing a culturally diverse array of live performance opportunities for adults, teens, and children, the Emelin provides the use of its facilities for various civic and community-related events. This past season the Emelin hosted 10 community events, including Library events, League of Women Voters meetings, Larchmont-Mamaroneck Cable TV awards, and the annual Martin Luther King awards ceremony, sponsored by The Mamaroneck-Larchmont Human Rights Commission. The Emelin brings in extra revenue to the communities in terms of jobs, event-related spending, and enhanced real estate values. Many theatergoers are taking advantage of the Emelin’s Preferred Merchants Program, which offers discounts at local restaurants and businesses as a benefit to all flex-pass subscribers to the Theatre."

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Events at Emelin Theatre
Cabaret
Children's Theatre
Classical Music
Comedy
Concert Series
Dance
Family
Film
Special Events
Theatre

Music Venues Include

American Roots
Bluegrass
Classical
Folk
Great Traditions
Jazz
Oldies
Pop / Rock

The Ensemble had its origin in the summer of 2001 at the Croton-on-Hudson estate of Blueberry Pond, the residence of Stephan Summa, a businessman, and Jean-Paul DeVellard, a writer, food critic and playwright. According to Mr. DeVellard, "We knew a group of very talented artists, and my idea was to bring them together as the nucleus of a theatrical ensemble along the lines of the original Actors Studio. We all knew playwrights, actors, directors, that it would take a cooperative effort to bring our dream of original and bold and indeed provocative theater to life. Our commitment is to creative cooperation and support for new and exciting visions which reflect the world in which we live."

From the Children's Theatre Company "Children’s Theatre Company (CTC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to building character on stage by introducing children and youth to the incomparable magic of theatre, with a commitment to develop in each child a keen sense of citizenship alongside their artistic achievements. This Program made possible by the Peekskill/Cortlandt Baha’i community in association with the Children’s Theatre Company, NYC and Peekskill Parks and Recreation.

“Building Character Onstage”, the Company fosters the belief that, through the arts, young people can be agents of healing in the world. Committed to character and ethical development, CTC is rooted in the belief that through the incomparable magic of theater combined with a robust ethical education curriculum, children and youth can indeed become the voices of positive change.

"CTC promotes theater as a tool for active and analytical learning (rather than prescribed and passive), and is centered on a pedagogical and community development approach which emphasizes a culture of inclusivity and service through arts."

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The Inaugural program featured an overture by the Paramount Symphony Orchestra, an appearance by the village mayor, and “A Paramount All-Talking Picture”, The Big Pond, starring Maurice Chevalier and Claudette Colbert. Publix Theatres was recognized as a leader in the theatre building industry, and the Peekskill Paramount was constructed as a state-of-the-art facility for the times. The Paramount building is a designated Westchester County Landmark, declared eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.

The Paramount prospered for decades despite the Depression and World War II. However, it was the advent of shopping malls and television that brought on its demise as a movie theatre. Paramount sold the building in 1973. Eventually the building was acquired by the City of Peekskill in 1977 due to a tax default.

The Peekskill Paramount Center for the Performing Arts presented its first series of performances in the spring of 1982. Its mission was to bring cultural and educational programming to the northern Westchester and Putnam County area at affordable prices. Since 1982, what was a grass roots “Save the Paramount” campaign has grown to become a true center for the arts, with live performances, arts-in-education programs, films, and visual art exhibitions, serving over 50,000 people annually.

Past performances include:

2008 - 2009 A Delicate Balance - I Hate Hamlet
2007 - 2008 Wonder of the World · Dinner With Friends
2006 - 2007 Five Women Wearing the Same Dress · Burn This
2005 - 2006 Ordinary People · Sylvia
2004 - 2005 Proof · The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife
2003 - 2004 The Dinner Party · The Diary of Anne Frank

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The Performing Arts Center at Purchase College has several theatres which offer the flexibility to present a diverse program of performing arts including: New York Philharmonic, Purchase Symphony Orchestra, Dance Theatre, Talk Cinema, Ballet, live Repertory Theatre, Theatre Arts & Film, Chamber Music and more.

The Performing Arts Center at Purchase College offers residencies for such renowned artists as Paul Taylor, Twyla Tharp, Bill Irwin, Penn and Teller, Phillip Glass, The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, The Dance Theatre of Harlem, Bill T. Jones and many more. Master Classes by many of The Center's artists, including Garrick Ohlsson, Pinchas Zuckerman, Edward Villella, The Tokyo String Quartet and Marilyn Horne.

The theatres at The Center are: The Concert Hall, The Pepsico Theatre, The Recital Hall, and The Abbott Kaplan Theatre and The Organ Room. This diversity of theatres ensures that each performance is performed in the best venue.

The Performing Arts Center at Purchase College offers world-class programming that is conveniently located, affordably priced, with ample parking! The Center also has an Arts-in-Education programs which reach over 15,000 school children each season.

Attractions at Bendheim Performing Arts Center
Art Gallery
Art School
Dance School
Summer Arts Center

• Common Ground Coffeehouse at the First Unitarian Society of Westchester at 25 Old Jackson Ave, outside of Hastings-on-Hudson, NY



• Common Ground @ South Church, held at South Presbyterian Church, 343 Broadway, in Dobbs Ferry, NY,



• Common Ground Folk Series, held at Lewisboro Library, in South Salem, NY

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From Westchester County Center "For nearly 80 years the County Center has been Westchester’s premier setting for thousands of concerts, trade shows, sports events, meetings, seminars, theatrical presentations, conventions and civic and community events.

"The County Center was conceived by the Westchester Recreation Commission in 1924 as a multi-purpose indoor recreational facility to host community programs and income-producing commercial events to help sustain the Center financially.

"On the weekend of May 22, 1930, the Westchester County Center Grand opening gala was held, attracting thousands from all over Westchester to hear such notable musicians as the pianist Percy Grainger, Metropolitan Opera Company tenor Edward Johnson, organist Palmer Christian and more than 1,500 local choral group performers. In the ensuing years, generations of County Center audiences have been treated to performances by such greats as Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli, James Brown, Kenny Rogers, and John Sebastian, along with the Harlem Globetrotters and the Royal Hanneford Circus, one of the longest running events at the Center to date."

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From White Plains Performing Arts Center "The White Plains Performing Arts Center is committed to building, engaging, inspiring and educating the culturally diverse audiences of White Plains, Westchester County and the Tri-State area through the presentation of classical and contemporary theatre, music and dance as well as the development and training of the next generation of theatrical artists, while providing a vital resource of dynamic and progressive programming that enriches the quality of life in our community."

Attractions
Concert Series
Conservatory Theatre
Mainstage Shows

The word is "Theatergoers have reason to celebrate in White Plains. Although it’s always been just a short train ride to Broadway, they don’t even need to make that trip anymore to see excellent theater. It just might be the best theater deal in the Hudson Valley.” by White Plains Times.

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From Taconic Opera "In the United States, opera is produced primarily through the import of singers as private contractors on a short term, single contract basis. Singers, under this system, often engage in agreements with agents, who set up hundreds of auditions that often result in few contracts. These singers travel from opera house to opera house, hoping to make enough money to survive during a year. It is difficult to maintain full time employment apart from the opera career because each opera requires an average of one month of resident rehearsals.

"In Europe (especially Germany), opera functions mostly with what are called "Fest" contracts. This system, engages singers at single opera houses with yearly renewable contracts. The singer lives in the city and sings all of the leading roles in that opera house (or at least the roles in their particular "fach" or voice type).

"Up to this point, only one opera company, Opera San Jose, has successfully created a full, year-round resident opera company in the United States. This company presently engages approximately ten full time residents that are paid a living wage year round, twice monthly, with benefits and even housing. Not only have they succeeded, but they have received worldwide recognition for doing so.

"Taconic Opera believes that resident opera is preferable to import opera.

"Certainly, changing the face of opera in the U.S. would be a long and arduous journey, but Taconic Opera is committed to supporting this kind of opera for its own residents in addition to promoting the creation and U.S. distribution of a template or formula for this kind of opera as well."

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